On April 29, 2021 the CIP held a webinar with the theme "Impact of the Armed Conflict in Cabo Delgado on the Gas Projects in Mozambique – possible solutions for mitigation ” whose speakers were Florival Mucave, from the Chamber of Oil and Gas of Mozambique, Joseph, Hanlon, Specialist in International Development, José Mendes¸ from the Department of Gas-Geological Mining Association of Mozambique – AGMM and Assif Osman, Entrepreneur from Cabo Delgado.
The recent armed attacks on March 24, 2021 in the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado province, in addition to the deaths, destruction of economic and social infrastructure and displacement of thousands of people, caused Total's activities to come to a standstill with no prediction of recovery . This stoppage poses a set of uncertainties for the gas industry that were the subject of reflection in the webinar.
Speakers at the Webinar presented their views on the impact of the attacks on gas projects in Mozambique and possible solutions for their mitigation.
